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This 16 page paper is an examination of General Motors (GM) and Ford and their current and past capital budgeting. The paper looks at the cost of capital, the return on assets and equity and the potential and past net present values of the company. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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File: TS14_TEFordGM.rtf
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have been in competition with each other for decades. However, the competitive environment has changed and both may been seen as struggling. With increased competition from firms that have very
different histories and lower cost structures it is unsurprising that they are struggling. Companies such as Toyota have become fashionable, they were able to get a foothold in the market
when tradition supplies were seen as less reliable, and with lower costs have been able to make investments in efficient manufacturing plants as well as in research and development and
human resources. Now Ford and GM are fighting back, they have dealt with many of the issues, however, in such a competitive
environment it may be argued that their future success and even future survival rests not only on business strategy but the way in which they manage their capital budgeting in
the future. In the past both have shown both a great deal of good judgement as well as poor judgement. The issues
of the part are having a major impact on the way the firms operate today. The efficiencies of the past, for example Ford took a first mover advantage with the
investment in a production line based on Taylors ideas of scientific management, are not only outdated, but they have left a lasting legacy, the culture and costs associated with the
systems. The low trust environment of such systems has led to conflicts with employees and unions, and in the case of GM even agreements that gave short term benefits for
long term costs. An example of this was the agreement with the unions to provide health benefits for retirees, there was no
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